Sectional sill.



E. M. CAMPFIELD.

SECTIONAL SILL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, I915.

1,202,267. Patented Oct. 24,1916.

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dealer in building materials and by means of which, sills of different sizes and for different purposes can be produced, it being nec- V essary merely to select the proper number p and sizes of blocks toproduce, when assembled, a sill of the desired proportions.

A further object is to provide a s'ill the blocks of which, when assembled, will positively prevent leakage of water back into the building, any water which may work into the joints between the blocks being drained outwardly from the building.

\Vith the foregoing and other ob'ects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of a door sill embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 isa section on line AB Fig. 3. Fig.3 is a section on line CD Fig. 1. Fig.4 is a perspective view ofone of the end sections of the sill. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the inter mediate sill sections. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the coupling sections.

In constructing a sill out of sections to produce a device such as constitutes the present invention, it is necessary to have two opposed end sections and under most conditions one or more intermediate sections together with a sufficient number of coupling sections. I

In the accompanying drawings has been shown a door sill made up of two end sections, two intermediate sections and one coupling section. As above intimated, however, a single intermediate section could be Specification of Letters Patent.

the "size of the block.

Patented Oct. 24,1916.

Application filed May 24, 1916. Serial No. 89,580.

used or the number of intermediate sections could be increased with a corresponding increase in the number of coupling sections. 6

Referringto the drawings it will be noted that each end section 1 is provided with separate longitudinal cells 2.. It may be stated,

at this time, however, that in lieu of two cells the block may be formed with one or more openings, this beingdependent upon are'so -obvious 'that-it is not deemed necessary to describe or illustrate them in detail. Extending from the inner end of the block 1 is an angular tongue 3through which the openings 52. extend. The'outer end of -the These modifications block is preferably rectangularin cross sectional contour but'the upper face of the block is depressed from the inner end thereof to a point adjacent the outer end so as to constitute water shedding means, this in clinedupper face being separated from the horizontal-upper face by a shoulder 4 shown particularly in Fig. 4E. The upper and lower faces of-the tongue 3 are-parallel with the corresponding faces of the adjoining end portion of the block 1- and, consequently, the upper face of the tongue 3 is inclineddownwardly and outwardly relative to the lower face so as to constitute means for shedding water outwardly at the joint. One or more openings 5 are extended into the tongue 3 from the back thereof. It is to be under stoodthat the two end blocks 1 are similar with the exception that one is a right hand block while the other is a left hand block.

Each intermediate block 6 has extending through it cells 7 similar to the cells 2 so that when the blocks 1 and 6 areassembled the corresponding' cells will register. The upper face of each block 6is-inclined downwardly and outwardly so as to lie in the same planewith the inclined upper face of each block 1. The partitions between the cells in the blocks 6 and which have been indicated at 8 are removed from the ends of the blocks so that sockets 9 are provided for the reception of the tongues. 3 or of coupling blocks. An opening 10 is extended into the back wall of each block 6 close to each end thereof. For the purpose of holding together abutting intermediate blocks 6, one or more coupling blocks 11 may be used. Each of these blocks has lon itudinal cells 12 corresponding with the cells in the other'blocks and the downwardly and outwardly and is adapted to aline with the upper faces of the tongues 3 when the parts of the sill are assembled. Openings 13 are extended into the end portions of the coupling blocks 11 from the backs thereof.

'When it is desired to form a sill of blocks such as herein described, the purchaser selects'from the stock a sufficient number of blocks ofthesize and shape necessary to produce the sill. 'For instance, where the sillis to be made up of four sections, two opposed end sections, two intermediate sections and one coupling block should be selected.

' 1 The blocks are assembled with the coupling block 11 extending into the sockets 9 in themeeting ends of the intermediate blocks 6 and nails 14 or other suitable holding de- 7 vices are insertible into the registering openings 1 and 13, thus tyingthe intermediate blocks together. The tongues3 on the end blocks are then inserted into the outer end sockets and fastened therein by nails or the like insertible'into the registering openings 51 and 10. The assembled blocks, are held in 7 place upon the wall W by a suitable binder, .that portion of the wall disposed back of theblocks serving to hold the nails against withdrawal. 1 v

i It will be obvious that water falling on a the sill will drain outwardly along the inextending from one end thereof, a second a block having an end recess for the reception of the tongue, the upper faces of the blocks and tongue being inclined downwardly and outwardly to constitute water shedding means.

2. A sill including a block having a tongue extending from one end thereof, a second block having an end recess for the reception of the tongue, the upper faces of the blocks and tongue being inclined downwardly and outwardly to constitute water shedding means, there being registering openings in the backwalls of the tongue and recess, and

a tie device extending into said openings.

3. A sill including opposed end sections having tongues extending from the inner ends thereof, abutting intermediate sections interposed between the end sections and having recesses intheir ends, the tongues on the end sections being fitted within the adjoining recesses in the intermediate sections, a coupling section seated within the recesses in the meeting ends of the intermediate sections, the upper faces of all of the sections, the tongues and the coupling section being inclined downwardly and outwardly to constitute Water shedding means.

4. A sill including opposed end sections having tongues extending from the inner ends thereof, abutting intermediate sections interposed between the end sections and having recesses in their ends, the tongues on the end sections being fitted within the adjoining recesses in the intermediate sections, a coupling section seated within the recesses in the meeting ends of the intermediate sections, the upper faces of all of the sections, the tongues and the coupling section being inclined downwardly and outwardly to constitute water shedding means, and means insertible through the back walls of the inter-,

mediate sections and into the tongues and coupling section for tying the sections together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' EDVIN M. CAMPFIELD.

Vvitnesses:

ALICE M. SCHUERMAN, A. C. LINDEMUTH.

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Washington, 13.0 

